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Wet nature as airco for the city
I find it of paramount importance that students learn how to communicate their research. Summarizing their ideas and findings for a broad audience challenges them to keep the ‘why’ in mind for their research, and reminds them they are part … Continue reading
100 years of vegetation data
I find it of paramount importance that students learn how to communicate their research. Summarizing their ideas and findings for a broad audience challenges them to keep the ‘why’ in mind for their research, and reminds them they are part … Continue reading
Posted in Sweden
Tagged climate change, Ecology, Global change, Invasive species, Mountains, Plants, Scandinavia, Science
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The rhododendron that can be tracked from space
In the alpine tundra of the Changbai Mountains in Northeast China, on the border with North Korea, climate has warmed significantly over the last few decades (at a rate of 0.28 °C/decade, from 1959 to 2017, to be precise). It’s a … Continue reading
Posted in China
Tagged climate change, Ecology, Global change, Mountains, Nature, Plants, Remote sensing, Satellite, Science
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The impact of extreme weather on the cultivation of potatoes
Blogpost written by Bart Deronde, and originally published (in a much prettier shape) on the blog of VITO. In spring 2021, the largest citizen science campaign ever on the impact of heat and drought in Flanders’ gardens & fields ‘CurieuzeNeuzen in … Continue reading
Posted in Belgium
Tagged Agriculture, climate change, Microclimate, Potatoes, Science, Weather
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Another year of microclimate citizen science!
‘CurieuzeNeuzen in de Tuin’ (CNidT), the large-scale citizen science project on drought, heat and moisture in gardens is playing extensions. After a summer that was exceptionally wet, the project hopes to collect additional data on heat and drought. Find out … Continue reading
Posted in Belgium
Tagged Cities, Citizen science, Climate, climate change, Microclimate, Nature, Outdoors, Urban heat islands
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A story of collective responsibility
The wettest summer in two centuries is an unexpected windfall for our citizen science project ‘CurieuzeNeuzen in de Tuin’ (CNidT). Our garden sensors fill a black hole in our knowledge: how can gardens act like sponges and buffer extreme rainfall? … Continue reading
Posted in Belgium
Tagged climate change, Ecology, Extreme events, Flooding, Gardens, Microclimate, Science
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The 3D lab 